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Winning the Rookie of the Year honors would be a nice achievement for Utah Jazz first-year guard Donovan Mitchell, but he’s not going to sweat it if he does not take home the award. Reacting to Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons pronouncement that in his mind, he is “100 percent” this season’s Rookie of the […]

The Rookie of the Year race has been one of the most hotly contested awards races all season in the NBA. It’s come down to Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz and Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers. Before the Jazz’s game tonight against the Golden State Warriors, Mitchell made a big time statement about […]

The NBA playoffs are right around the corner and a lot can still happen despite just a few games left for most teams. This is especially the case in the Western Conference standings where only the top two seeds are set in stone with the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors sitting at the […]

When it comes to stellar defensive play, Golden State Warriors star power forward Draymond Green is certainly an expert in that field. However, when asked on Tuesday about the Utah Jazz’s defense that is led by rising star center Rudy Gobert, Green couldn’t say for sure that Gobert was the 2018 NBA Defensive Player of the Year. […]

The tight two-man race for the Rookie of the Year award just turned controversial on Monday when the Philadelphia 76ers’ first-year point guard Ben Simmons decided to add fuel to the fire by dismissing his closest competition. Donovan Mitchell, the exciting rookie from the Utah Jazz, is as deserving as Simmons to win the freshman […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie forward Ben Simmons isn’t into making comparisons for the Rookie of the Year award, picking himself as the clear winner of the race and showing no interest in a head-to-head, stat-by-stat battle with his biggest competition, Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz. “I don’t really listen to comparisons,” Simmons told ESPN’s Chris Haynes […]

The Utah Jazz have clinched the playoffs and done so with a rookie leading them in scoring, none other than the 13th overall pick, Donovan Mitchell. The former Louisville three-and-D prospect has shown star potential this season, but to some, his ceiling is as high as some of the best in the business. Fellow rookie […]

When Donovan Mitchell attacks the rim, most people either get out of way or don’t even make an effort to contest the shot. For one, he is the 2018 Slam Dunk Champion and two, he is a great finisher who can unleash tricks up his sleeve at any given moment. Los Angeles Lakers rookie Josh […]

Win their win against the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday night, the Utah Jazz have clinched a playoff spot for the second year in a row. The Jazz notched their 47th victory of the season against the Lakers, with a 97-112 win. Rookie Donovan Mitchell had a monster performance. He almost had a triple-double after finishing […]

No one expected the Utah Jazz to move on from the loss of Gordon Hayward this quick. The now-Boston Celtics forward was the Jazz’s leading scorer and go-to-guy, but the arrival of Donovan Mitchell filled the void in an unexpected manner. Mitchell has been so good that he has led the team in the scoring […]

With a win on Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center, the Utah Jazz (46-33) can clinch a spot in the postseason for the second straight season. However, they would still have plenty to accomplish in their final two regular season games. According to a tweet on Saturday night from Tony Jones of […]

The Utah Jazz have been one of the more surprising teams in the 2017-18 NBA season and guard Donovan Mitchell is at the forefront of their success. Mitchell has been arguably the best rookie in his class this season. According to Eric Woodyard of the Deseret News, his performance has even caught the eye of both San […]

He was supposed to be a Spur for life. After winning a championship and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award in 2014, and finishing in the top three in the regular season MVP race last season, Kawhi Leonard was destined for greatness in a San Antonio Spurs jersey. He was the successor to Tim […]

The Utah Jazz plan to sign David Stockton, son of Hall of Famer and franchise legend John Stockton, for the remainder of the season after his second 10-day contract expired on Thursday, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. This is a dream come true for the Stockton family, as bloodlines still appear to flow […]

Today is not a good day for L.A. Clippers big men. The Clippers are in Salt Lake City tonight for a crucial match with the Utah Jazz and are currently receiving a bad beating at the hands of Donovan Mitchell and company. An eventual loss to Utah probably would hurt more for DeAndre Jordan and […]

Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum has been hurt for most of his career so far in the NBA, but today, it’s his turn to hurt somebody else’s feelings, as the 6-foot-6, wiry point guard somehow found the strength to bang bodies with 7-foot-3 Boban Marjanovic in the air and block the L.A. Clippers giant’s attempt […]

Texas Longhorns center Mo Bamba could catch some eyes in this upcoming NBA Draft, already drawing comparisons to some of the league’s best shot-blockers, namely Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert. According to NBADraft.net analyst Jonathan Wasserman, the legitimate 7-footer possesses the size and a similar 7-foot-9 wingspan that would allow him to not only rack […]

At the 2015 NBA Draft, the Utah Jazz selected Trey Lyles with the No. 12 overall pick. However, after just two seasons, the Jazz traded Lyles and Tyler Lydon to the Denver Nuggets for Donovan Mitchell. As the Jazz and Nuggets are battling for playoff position in the final games of the 2017-18 NBA season, […]

The NBA league office has suspended Dallas Mavericks center Nerlens Noel and Utah Jazz forward Thabo Sefolosha five games each for violation of the league’s anti-druf program, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports. This suspension will cost Noel $144,400, according to ESPN Insider Bobby Marks — as he sits out the remainder of the Mavericks […]

Regardless of basketball fans’ opinions on the Utah Jazz’s City Edition uniforms, the said threads will be back next season, according to Kyle Goon of The Salt Lake Tribune. The team is bringing back the City Editions for the 2018-19 season after they became the Jazz’s fastest-selling jersey ever this season, postponing Nike’s planned unveiling […]

Following years of trade speculation, the Minnesota Timberwolves finally pulled the trigger last June on a deal to send veteran point guard Ricky Rubio to the Utah Jazz in exchange for a 2018 first-round draft pick. It ended his six-year tenure with the franchise that led to his future in Minnesota to become quite foggy. […]

Like many other athletes and celebrities, Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell has made a pick for Monday night’s NCAA Championship Game between the No. 3 seeded Michigan Wolverines and No. 1 seeded Villanova Wildcats. Shortly after noon today, Mitchell, a former standout with the University of Lousiville Cardinals, sent out a tweet in support of […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are not yet assured of a playoff spot in the Western Conference. Depending on how things shake out for the rest of the regular season, the Timberwolves could find themselves out of the playoff picture in the end. As of the moment, Tom Thibodeau and his team is just seventh in the […]

With only a few games left in the season, the Utah Jazz are 42-33 which is good for eighth place in the Western Conference. The L.A. Clippers are just one game behind and are looking to overtake them if they fall asleep. And with the Jazz struggling from the beyond the arc, the Clippers are sneaking […]

NBA salaries are some of the most lucrative in all of sports, with the best players’ contracts amounting to more than $200 million. The salary cap has hit the roof to the point where teams are able to offer huge contracts to today’s players. It’s never been better to be an NBA player than today given […]

The Boston Celtics continue to click on all cylinders despite the absence of star point guard Kyrie Irving. They managed to pull out another nailbiter in their 97-94 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Among the notable performances was that of small forward Jayson Tatum. With just over a minute left in the game, […]

The Boston Celtics currently have a banged-up roster with plenty of players nursing various injuries. On Wednesday night, the Celtics rolled into Salt Lake City with a starting unit that featured Guerschon Yabusele and Aron Baynes. Still, the Celtics found a way to extend their win streak to five games, thanks to Jaylen Brown and […]

The Utah Jazz have survived a myriad of injuries and impasses over the course of the season, going from what was likely the graveyard of the Western Conference to steadily climbing up the ladder to seventh place in a brutal playoff race. Rudy Gobert has proven one of the most pivotal players in this transformation, […]

It’s a good time to be a Philadelphia 76ers fan these days. The team has secured a sure spot in the upcoming playoffs, and for the first time since 2005, will finish a campaign with a winning record. And now, the Sixers have gotten back Markelle Fultz, who made his first appearance since October Monday […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert won’t rule out the chance of a potential rematch against the Golden State Warriors come playoff time, as the surging team is currently in eighth place and could draw a matchup with the defending champions if they manage seventh place by the end of the season. “We know it could […]

The Utah Jazz have signed David Stockton to a second 10-day contract, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. He is the son of renowned Hall of Fame inductee and longtime franchise point guard John Stockton. The younger Stockton got his first minutes with the team during a blowout win against the Golden State Warriors, […]

Whether Utah Jazz scoring machine Donovan Mitchell will end up winning the Rookie of the Year honors or not, the one undeniable truth about his first year in the league is that he is the best dunker among all NBA greenhorns. After all, he is the reigning NBA Slam Dunk champion after taking home the […]

It’s been a splendid year for Utah Jazz rookie sensation Donovan Mitchell. And as the season comes to a close, Mitchell added another milestone to his already-impressive first year as a professional. In their game against the Golden State Warriors, Mitchell nailed a 3-pointer in the third quarter. The three proved to be historic as […]

It took 15 years for another Stockton to play for the Utah Jazz, but the sight of David Stockton, son of legendary Utah Jazz point guard John Stockton, on the floor wearing Jazz threads surely made plenty of the team’s fans giddy. David saw his very first minutes as a Jazz man on Sunday during […]

When the NBA season began, the Utah Jazz had a dismal outlook. Quin Snyder and the organization was starting life without their franchise player Gordon Hayward, who left in free agency to join the Boston Celtics. With Hayward leaving and Rudy Gobert suffering an injury in November, it seemed as though Utah’s goose was cooked […]

Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz has been making a strong case for the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award. Though he has missed out on a handful of games due to injuries, his coach in Quin Snyder believes that he is qualified and should win the award. Kyle Goon of the Salt Lake […]

Time is a flat circle, looping in on itself with the slightest of variations until, one day, LeBron James is looking across the court to an alternate dimension version of himself in 21-year-old Ben Simmons. The lineage of each can be traced back decades. The wonderment of 6-foot-9 Magic Johnson whipping the Los Angeles Lakers […]

The Utah Jazz were mired in a pit not too long ago after an ugly month of January where they won only three of their first 10 games of the calendar year. But as their key players returned to the lineup, the team took yet another step forward by snatching Jae Crowder hours prior to […]

The Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets are highly touted to come out in the Western Conference come playoff time. But a quick look at the win-loss standing reveals that the playoffs might not necessarily be a walk-in-the-park for the two as some may expect. As observed by Tim MacMahon of ESPN, the teams […]